Dorothy Tate

Service

Visitation

Date: Mon, September 25, 2017

Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location:
Brooks Funeral Care

Address:
7975 University Boulevard, Clive, Iowa 50325

Dorothy Tate

Dorothy, age 93, passed away September 21, 2017 at Fountain West Care Center. Her family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Monday, at Brooks Funeral Care in Clive. Private family services will be held.

Dorothy Helen, the daughter of Lewis and Eva (Miller) Stump, was born August 28, 1924 in Linden, Iowa. She began working for Denison and Partridge Lumber Company after graduating from Linden High School. Dorothy married Richard L. Tate, Sr. in 1945. They moved to Des Moines in 1960, and she began working at Bankers Life. Together, they owned several gas stations, a grocery store, restaurant, and Bingo parlors at various times. Dorothy loved to play Bingo and cook for family get-togethers.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; daughter, Diane Schroeder; grandson, Jesse; and three sisters: Darline Goodrich, Hazel Stump, and Corrinne McDonald.

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